USS Merrimack
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USS Merrimack, also improperly Merrimac, was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War. The CSS Virginia then took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads in the... Wikipedia
Launched: June 15, 1855
Length: 275′
Propulsion: sail, steam engine
Armament: 14 × 8-inch guns, 2 × 10-inch guns, 24 × 9-inch guns
Decommissioned: 16 February 1860
Fate: Burned and sunk in dock, 20 April 1861; Raised and converted into ironclad CSS Virginia
Speed: 12 knots
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